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GLD 

Chrome Edition

 User Guide

 

28 

 AP9989 iss.1 

Specification 

 

 

       

Inputs

XLR Mic/Line Inputs

Balanced, (All XLR on GLD-80 and AudioRacks)

Mic/Line Preamp

Fully recallable

Input Sensitivity

-60 to +15dBu

Analogue Gain

+5 to +60dB, 1dB steps

Pad

-20dB

Maximum Input Level

+32dBu

Input Impedance

 >4kΩ (Pad out), >10kΩ (Pad in)

Mic/Line Channel noise 

20-20kHz, Direct Out @ unbalanced out

Mic EIN

-127dB with 150Ω  source

Unity gain (Pad in)

-90dBu 

Low gain (5dB, Pad out) 

-93dBu 

Mid gain (30dB, Pad out) 

-89dBu 

Mic/Line Channel THD+N  

20-20kHz, Direct Out @ unbalanced out

Unity gain (Pad in)

0.005%  -86dBu @ 1kHz, 0dBu output

Low gain (5dB, Pad out) 

0.003%  -89dBu @ 1kHz, 0dBu output

Mid gain (30dB, Pad out) 

0.004%  -88dBu @ 1kHz, 0dBu output

RCA Line Inputs

Unbalanced (GLD-80)

Input Sensitivity

-24 to +24dBu, nominal 0dBu

Trim

+/-24dB, recallable

Maximum Input Level 

+18dBu

Input Impedance

>10kΩ

RCA channel Noise

-92dBu 20-20kHz

RCA channel THD+N

0.0035%  -90dBu @ 1kHz, 0dBu output

Outputs

XLR Outputs

Balanced, Relay protected

Output Impedance

<75Ω

Nominal Output 

+4dBu = 0dB meter reading

Maximum Output Level 

+22dBu

Residual Output Noise 

-91dBu (muted, 20-20kHz)

RCA Line Outputs

Balanced, Relay protected

Output Impedance

<75Ω

Nominal Output

0dBu = 0dB meter reading

Maximum Output Level

+18dBu

Residual Output Noise 

-94dBu (muted, 20-20kHz)

Digital Outputs

48kHz sampling rate

SPDIF

RCA, 600mV, coax terminated input 75Ω

AES3

 2 ch XLR output

XLR, 2.5Vpp balanced terminated 110 Ω

System

Measured balanced XLR in to XLR out, 20-20kHz, minimum Gain, Pad out
Dynamic Range

112dB

System Signal to Noise

-90dB

Frequency Response

0/-0.25dB @ 20Hz,  0/-0.5dB @ 20kHz

System peak level THD+N  

0.0055%  -68dBu @ +17dBu output, 1kHz

System Line level THD+ N

0.0022%,   -84dBu @ +9dBu output, 1kHz

Headroom

+18dB

Internal operating Level

0dBu

dBFS Alignment

+18dBu = 0dBFS (+22dBu at XLR output)

Meter Calibration

0dB meter = -18dBFS (+4dBu at XLR out)

Meter Peak indication

-3dBFS (+19dBu at XLR out)

Meter Type

Fast (peak) response

Sampling Rate

48kHz +/-100PPM

ADC

24-bit Delta-Sigma

DAC

24-bit Delta-Sigma 

Latency

1.49ms (GLD-80 local XLR in to XLR out)
0.68ms (GLD-80 local XLR in to digital out)

USB Playback

2 channel, WAV, FLAC  44.1/48kHz

USB Record

2 channel, 48kHz / 16bit - WAV

I/O Port

64 channel bi-directional

Card Options

A&H ACE, MADI, Dante, ES, Waves, MMO

Operating Temperature

0 deg C to 35 deg C  (32 deg F to 95 deg F)

Control

Touch Screen

8.4" TFT, 800x600 resolution

Faders

100mm motorised

GLD-80 Fader Strips

2 Banks (12,8), 4 Layers = 80x strips

GLD-112 Fader Strips

3 Banks (12,8,8), 4 Layers = 112x strips

Strip Display

LCD per strip, assignable backlight colours

SoftKeys

10 assignable

MIDI

MIDI In and Out

Network

TCP/IP Ethernet

FX Processing

Internal FX

8x RackFX engine

Types

Reverbs, Delays, Modulators, Sub-harmonics,
Pitch Shift, Rotary Speaker, De-Esser

Mode

Send>Return, Inserted, Daisy Chain FX

FX 'Short' Return Channels 

8 Stereo dedicated returns Adds to inputs for up to 56 sources to the mix
Controls

Fader, Pan, Mute, Routing to Grp, Aux, FX, Main

FX Return PEQ 

Same as Input Channel PEQ

Input Processing

48 Processing Channels

Mono = 1-44, Stereo = 45/46, 47/48

Trim 

+/-24dB digital trim

Polarity

Normal/Reverse

High Pass Filter 

12dB/octave 20Hz – 2kHz

Insert 

Assign to any sockets, In/Out, +4dBu/-10dBV level

Delay 

Up to 85ms, Bypass switch
Input global setting - ms, feet, meters, samples

Gate

Sidechain

Self key, In/Out, Sel 'listen'

Sidechain Lo-Cut Filter

12dB/octave, Freq 20Hz – 5kHz

Sidechain Hi-Cut Filter

12dB/octave, Freq 120Hz – 20kHz

Threshold

-72dBu to +12dBu

Depth

0 to 60 dB

Attack

50us to 300ms

Hold

10ms to 5s

Release

10ms to 1s

PEQ 

Type

4-Band fully parametric, +/-15dB

Frequency Range

Global setting for Inputs = 20-20kHz or 'Analogue'

Analogue Ranges

20-200Hz, 35-1kHz, 500-15kHz, 2k-20kHz

Band 1

Selectable LF Shelving, Bell, Hi-Pass

Band 2

Bell

Band 3

Bell

Band 4

Selectable HF Shelving, Bell, Lo-Pass

Bell Width

Non-constant Q, variable, 1.5 to 1/9th octave

Shelving Type

Classic Baxandall

Hi-Pass, Lo-Pass Filter

12dB/octave

Compressor

Sidechain

Self key, In/Out, Sel 'listen'

Sidechain Lo-Cut Filter

12dB/octave, Freq 20Hz – 5kHz

Sidechain Hi-Cut Filter

12dB/octave, Freq 120Hz – 20kHz

Threshold

-46dBu to 18dBu

Ratio

1:1 to infinity

Attack

300us – 300ms

Release

100ms – 2s

Knee

Soft/Hard

Manual Types

Peak Manual, RMS Manual

Auto Types

VocalAuto, OptoAuto, PunchBag

Channel Direct Out

Individual Trim (per channel)

Options

Source, follow Fader, follow Mute (global for all)

Содержание GLD CHROME EDITION

Страница 1: ...DIGITAL MIXING SYSTEM User Guide Check the Allen Heath web site for the latest version available Publication AP9989 Issue 1...

Страница 2: ...terms of this warranty may be fulfilled with functionally equivalent service exchange units This warranty is not transferable This warranty will be the purchaser s sole and exclusive remedy and neithe...

Страница 3: ...vailable online and the on screen Help Manual available on the mixer Refer to the Allen Heath website for additional downloads resources knowledgebase and technical support General precautions To prev...

Страница 4: ...Mixer controls 10 GLD Chrome Mixer rear connectors 11 Connect and power up 12 GLD Editor iPad apps and wireless router 13 Recall a Template Show as a starting point 15 Template Show Settings 16 A few...

Страница 5: ...dition to the mixer rear connections This gives you a distributed audio system with convenient Cat5 digital snake based on the proprietary Allen Heath dSNAKE protocol AR2412 24 Mic Line in 12 Line out...

Страница 6: ...ake up to 120m 400 length High grade 1dB step recallable mic line preamps 48 channels into 30 buses into 20 mix outputs assignable mono stereo Group Aux FX Main Matrix 8 stereo RackFX engines with ded...

Страница 7: ...PANDER port on the GLD mixer can only be connected to an AR84 The diagram below shows the interconnection and socket numbering of the system Each socket is identified by the device and socket number A...

Страница 8: ...mic inputs GLD AR2412 2x AR84 Expanded AR system 48 in 30 out 40 remote mic inputs GLD AB168 Rugged digital stage box 24 in 18 out 16 remote mic inputs GLD 2x AB168 Two digital stage boxes 40 in 26 ou...

Страница 9: ...g through the GLD mixer The AudioRacks provide inputs as shown in the Remote Inputs box and outputs as shown in the Remote Outputs box These signals connect to the GLD via the dSNAKE or EXPANDER ports...

Страница 10: ...screen Input overrides output mix PAFL Strip LCD display to show channel status information and user defined Name and Colour Press to Talk Talkback source and destination is assigned using the Setup A...

Страница 11: ...t and On Off switch Surface audio outputs 6 analogue and 4 digital outputs 4 XLR line out skt 21 24 1 stereo RCA pair skt 25 26 1 SPDIF 2 channel digital out skt 27 28 1 AES 2 channel digital out skt...

Страница 12: ...lash steadily showing that the link between the mixer and racks is established The mixer Audio Sync LOCK indicator lights Finally the AudioRack Ready indicators light and you will hear a click as the...

Страница 13: ...of suitably high performance quality and reliability For best performance we recommend you choose a dual band wireless router with auto channel selection Use the more recent 5GHz band in places where...

Страница 14: ...age If you want you can change the SSID to help you identify it alongside other wireless networks in the area After setup the wireless router can be connected to the Network socket on the rear of the...

Страница 15: ...how is already loaded when the GLD is shipped from the factory This is Template1 LR You can load a different Template as your starting point if you wish To load a Template Show Go to the Setup Memory...

Страница 16: ...eset GLD 80 Template default Scene 2 and 500 backup Reset GLD 112 Template default Scene 498 Reset MIDI Strips restores default MIDI Strip message settings The Template Show Board Reset Scene Each Tem...

Страница 17: ...ls of groups of signals such as drums vocals and effects 6 DCA masters are assigned to the faders You can assign more as required Talkback using mic socket 44 Rear panel mic input 44 is patched as the...

Страница 18: ...number Direct Out Post Delay Pre fade Post Mute Default Pan Monitor Out ME 1 mode PEQ 20 20kHz Curve Fill On Scene Edit Confirmation On SoftKeys are Scene Safe 1 9 17 L A1 A5 R A2 A6 M A3 A1 A4 A1 2 1...

Страница 19: ...a monitor level Tabs to open one of the 4 custom meter pages or the RTA real time analyser display The RTA follows the PAFL signal Custom meters are assigned using the Meters screen Displays system i...

Страница 20: ...nment to the currently selected Mix User defined backlight Colour Strip Rotary setting Assignment Mix type Pre Post fader setting User defined channel Name Touch the top left Name box in the Processin...

Страница 21: ...sing and check signal activity Note GLD meters are fast response digital absolute peak meters This ensures you keep control and avoid digital clipping of signals including those with very fast dynamic...

Страница 22: ...all sources pre or post fader by pressing the Master strip Mix or Sel key instead of a channel key as described above All sends to one master Master faders Aux3 Sel Mix IP 1 IP 2 IP 3 IP 4 IP 5 IP 6...

Страница 23: ...announcement while a band sound check is recalled Refer to the GLD Touch Screen Reference Guide for more information on using Scenes and the other functions accessed via the screen Display the full l...

Страница 24: ...as a User Scene set Touch to open the keypad and Apply a name for the selected User Touch to set or change the password This is entered twice to avoid errors You can add a comment to display here and...

Страница 25: ...e IO Surface screen For example record the main mix a stereo group aux or matrix or two independent mono signals USB recording is fed from Stereo Matrix1 in the factory Template Shows Check recording...

Страница 26: ...Open up the zip file you have just downloaded Extract all files to the root directory of your USB key Once the extraction is complete check that a new Firmware directory has appeared under the AllenH...

Страница 27: ...n do this by clicking on the small eject icon by the USB key in Finder Step5 Plug the key into a USB port on the GLD Plug your USB key into either one of the USB ports on the GLD 80 Go to the Setup Ut...

Страница 28: ...t USB Playback 2 channel WAV FLAC 44 1 48kHz USB Record 2 channel 48kHz 16bit WAV I O Port 64 channel bi directional Card Options A H ACE MADI Dante ES Waves MMO Operating Temperature 0 deg C to 35 de...

Страница 29: ...0 240V AC 50 60Hz 110W max GLD AR2412 100 240V AC 50 60Hz 70W max GLD AR84 100 240V AC 50 60Hz 20W max Dimensions and Weights GLD 80 Mixer Width x Depth x Height Unpacked 730 x 577 x 159mm 28 7 x 22 7...

Страница 30: ...function Assignment Mix type Pre Post send Stereo Channel assignment to current Mix See where Input and Master Faders are by pressing Layer keys A B C D and reading the displays To change the socket...

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